Jesus Henry Christ (2012)

At the age of ten, Henry James Hermin, a boy who was conceived in a petri-dish and raised by his feminist mother, follows a string of Post-It notes in hopes of finding his biological father.

Director:

Dennis Lee

Writers:

Dennis Lee (screenplay), Dennis Lee (short film)

Stars:

Toni Collette, Michael Sheen, Jason Spevack

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Toni Collette	...	Patricia Herman
Michael Sheen	...	Dr. Slavkin O'Hara
Jason Spevack	...	Henry James Herman
Hannah Brigden	...	Young Patricia Herman
Frank Moore	...	Stan Herman
Sarah Orenstein	...	Mother Herman
Jamie Johnston	...	Young Billy Herman
Mark MacDonald	...	Tim Herman
Mickey MacDonald	...	Tom Herman
Cameron Kennedy	...	Jimmy Herman
Lucca Tilbenny-Agate	...	Protest Little Girl
Peggi Tilbenny	...	Protest Mother
Kevin Hare	...	Delivery Room Doctor
Jack Newman	...	Stan's Cohort #1
Jack Jessop	...	Stan's Cohort #2

Storyline

Henry is a precocious young boy, conceived in a petri-dish, raised by his single mother, Patricia, and is smarter than all of his peers. However, the one question he can't answer is, who is his father? Henry's attempts at locating his father lead him to Dr. Slavkin O'Hara, a university professor who has decided to raise his daughter, Audrey, as a psychology experiment in a world free of gender bias. Patricia starts fearing that she's losing her son, Audrey wishes she didn't have a father, Dr. O'Hara has no idea how to keep his daughter happy, and Henry may just have found the family he was looking for.

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Plot Keywords:

mother | boy | post it | feminist | single mother | 

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Taglines:

Finding yourself can be a group effort.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violent images, language and smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Origem da Vida

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$8,065 (USA) (20 April 2012)

Gross:

$8,065 (USA) (20 April 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Red Om Films, Reliance Big Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Henry James Herman: Why are any of us here? What is the purpose of our being?

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Connections

Version of Jesus Henry Christ (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Action Newscast"
Written and Performed by David Das
Published by Das Bunk Music (BMI) and FWM101 Global Publishing (BMI)
Courtesy of Alloy Tracks Records

User Reviews

Nice little movie

I have to say I was impressed, pleasantly by this indie production. I did chance upon the movie and I did not expect much from the story line. I thought it would be some kind of children offering and I was prepared to sample and leave it. However I found a little gem of a film. It is funny, well acted and briskly paced. The story of the little genius is more incidental than central to the theme. I particularly like the black humour that one wouldn't expect associated with with child actors. All in all it shows that mega budget are not needed to produce an intelligent, humorous and entertaining production. Well done Dennis Lee. I will watch out for this director/writer.